Lake Pend Oreille Chooses Non-Herbicide Milfoil Control Plan

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 17:56:14 +0000

In response to a plan put together by Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper, council members decided to decline the Idaho State Department of Agriculture’s offer to apply herbicide treatments in areas of watermilfoil infestation. This option came at no cost to the city, but the idea of herbicides in the water made many residents cringe.

After proposing a non-herbicide management plan, Waterkeeper representatives turned down the free aquatic weed control and opted for a treatment plant that combines driver dredging, the manual removal of weeds, and bottom barriers. The treatment plant will cost between $40,000 and $54,000, but according to Idaho State Department of Agriculture spokesman Tom Woolf, the plan could be effective at managing the area’s invasive species.

Lake Drawdowns Used to Control Milfoil in Alaska

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 22:19:18 +0000

If you notice a decrease in the water level at Twin Lakes in Alaska — despite this week’s drizzly weather — it’s because the City and Borough of Juneau’s Parks and Recreation Department and the Alaska Department of Fish & Game are draining the lakes to control milfoil, an invasive aquatic weed.

The lakes are drained annually and filled with salt water, which controls milfoil without using herbicides.

non herbicide aquatic weed management – Aquarius-Systems

Lake Pend Oreille Chooses Non-Herbicide Milfoil Control Plan

Lake Drawdowns Used to Control Milfoil in Alaska